Go-Go Gadget: Citrus Squeezer

There are so many kitchen gadgets out there, and it's hard to determine which ones are necessary, and which ones will sit in your gadget drawer for years to come. We all have a few gadgets that don't work as well as we had hoped! I am as guilty of this as the rest of us, if not more so. I have a mango splitter that I have used once...I'll be honest, its usually easier with a knife. I thought it was a GREAT idea at the time though!



One gadget that I purchased awhile back is a citrus squeezer. This gadget is extremely handy for a number of reasons. The most important of these reasons is that you get the most juice out of each citrus half! The way the squeezer is designed also prevents seeds from falling into your dish. Nobody wants to find a lemon seed in their meal! I have the lemon squeezer because it's larger enough for both lemons and limes. The squeezer designed for limes is a bit small for a lemon half, so it's better, if you are only going to invest in one, that it be the lemon one. There is also one designed for oranges, but I tend to use orange juice from a carton in recipes calling for orange juice. However, if you like your fresh squeezed oranges, you can always pick one of those up as well.



There are larger, electric juicers that would accomplish the same effect, with even less physical strength but it's yet another appliance that will sit on your counter. I would recommend an electric juicer if you make a lot of smoothies, or fresh squeezed juice drinks. However, if you have recipes that call for a little citrus, these affordable citrus squeezers are the way to go. It saves time, gets more juice out of each half, and saves your dishes from those perilous seeds!